Paradise

Population: 6,793
Median household income: $67,042
Median home value: $391,100

Paradise, a community in Butte County, California, has 6,793 residents. At $67,042, its median household income sits in line with Butte County's $68,574.

From 2019 to 2023, Paradise's population declined 69.3% from 22,135 to 6,793, while its median home value rose 75.1% from $223,400 to $391,100.

Owners occupy 79.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 60.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,793
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,042
Median home value: $391,100
Median gross rent: $1,270
Housing units: 3,417
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,1356,793

Median household income

$51,566$67,042

Median home value

$223,400$391,100

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,270

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,135	$51,566	$223,400	$1,079
2020	17,560	$49,275	$264,000	$1,057
2021	7,730	$51,396	$287,400	$1,071
2022	6,666	$54,842	$344,100	$1,185
2023	6,793	$67,042	$391,100	$1,270

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over23.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	3.3%
5 to 17	738	10.9%
18 to 24	556	8.2%
25 to 34	358	5.3%
35 to 44	376	5.5%
45 to 54	581	8.6%
55 to 64	1,041	15.3%
65 to 74	1,344	19.8%
75 and over	1,578	23.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,506	81.1%
Black or African American	42	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.8%
Asian	128	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.3%
Some other race	18	0.3%
Two or more races	493	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	531	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	267	5.1%
High school graduate	1,244	23.6%
Some college or associate's	2,136	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,269	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	362	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,333	77.6%
Carpooled	68	4.0%
Public transit	25	1.5%
Walked	21	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	14.6%
Other means	20	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	575	39.2%
15 to 29 min	539	36.7%
30 to 44 min	242	16.5%
45 to 59 min	24	1.6%
60+ min	87	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 18.0% (1,188 of 6,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,985	65.4%
Nonfamily households	1,051	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,036	88.8%
Vacant	381	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,402	79.1%
Renter-occupied	634	20.9%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,334	68.3%
1-unit, attached	188	5.5%
2 to 4 units	406	11.9%
5 to 19 units	181	5.3%
20 or more units	16	0.5%
Mobile home & other	292	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.7542, -121.6064